Quality of reporting in systematic reviews of adverse events: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the quality of reporting of harms in systematic reviews, and to determine the need for a reporting guideline specific for reviews of harms.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE).

Review methods

Databases were searched for systematic reviews having an adverse event as the main outcome, published from January 2008 to April 2011. Adverse events included an adverse reaction, harms, or complications associated with any healthcare intervention. Articles with a primary aim to investigate the complete safety profile of an intervention were also included. We developed a list of 37 items to measure the quality of reporting on harms in each review;

SUBMITTER: Zorzela L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3898583 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature